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HEEL NAILING MACHINE'.

No. 289,857. Patented Dec. 11,1883.

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HEEL NAILING MACHINE.

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Hi-:EL-NAILiNeA MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,857, dated December 1'1, 1883. Application mea .mi 26, 1353*. (No moat-1.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it'known that I, FREEBORN F. RaYMOND, 2d, of Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of theUnited States, have invented a new and useful Improvem ent in Heell\T ailin g Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification in explaining its'nature, in which- Figure l represents in vertical section the upper part ofa Henderson or National machine provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof. Fig. 2isaplan view. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views in vertical section enlarged.

This invention is an improvement upon th ose described in Letters Patent No. 252,205, and in the application of applicant, filed July 13, A. D. 1883; and it consists in providing a means for automatically feeding what are technically known as top-lifts to thetop-lift holder.

In the machine above referred to the toplift is fed to the top-lift holder by hand, and the top-lift holder is secured to the spanker,

which, upon the reciprocation ofthe machine,

spanks the top-lift upon the heads of the attaching-nails, or nails which secure the heelblank to the sole of the shoe, and which may or may not project therefrom. It is desirable, however, to feed the top-lifts automatically to the top-lift holder.

Referring to the dra-wings, A represents a box or receptacle for holding top-lifts one upon the other. It is supported by the frame or plate B, and it has atv its bottom the space c, through which the top-lifts are fed into the top-lift holder C by the sliding or ejecting plate C.

In order that thetop-lift may be guidedinto the top-plate holder,which, preferably, is like that described in the Henderson application, filed January 10, 1883, I have arranged a plate, d, to cover the top-lift holder while the blank is being fed therein, and prevent it from riding over the top edge of the top-lift-holding device. I

When a revolving top-lift holder such as is described in said Henderson patents is used, it will be necessary to move this guide-plate d upwardly after the top-li ft has been fed to the top -lift holder in order that the awls and drivers may pass it, and when this construction is necessary, I hinge the guide-plate d to the box A, or to the plate B, or to a bracket projecting upwardly therefrom. In the drawings it is shown as hinged to the box, and itis moved down at proper intervals of time bythe' sliding plate C and the j ointed connecting-rods d', and they also return it to its original position after the top-lift has been fed and upon the return movement of the sliding plate. Theconnecting-rod d2 is pivoted to the sliding plate and to the connecting-rod d3, which in turn is pivoted to the guide-plate d. The sliding plate C is reciprocated in any desirable way, and when the revolving top-lift holder like the one described is used, I prefer to operate the plate by means of the segment bevelgear con the revolving head-shaft c, the bevelgear e?, its shaft e3, which is supported by they plate B, the bevel-gear shaft e", the crank e5, and the link c, which connects the crank with the sliding plate C'. 1

It will be observed that upon the revolution of the shaft e the segment-gear e meshes with the gear e2 and causes the plate C' to be operated when the top-lift holder is in line with the top-lift box A.

When a revolving head which is automatic in its movements is used, it will be necessary to provide the plate B with a movement which shall correspond, to some extent, to the revolving movement ofthe top-lift holder during the time when the top-lift is being fed.

In the drawings I have represented the plate or support B as provided with this movement by means of the arm b, which is pivoted on the cross-head shaft e, so that the plate and the box may be swung a certain limited movev ment and conform to the movement of the revolving head.

'Iofmove the plate B,.I extend outwardly from the arm g (see Fig. 5) of the revolving head supporting the top-lift holder a projection, g', which is adapted to come in contact with the spring-latch g2 upon the plate B, and it moves the plate B upony its center until it comes in contact with the'stop b2, when the continued movement of the revolving `head forces the latch g back in its socket against its holding-spring, and the projection g rides by it, and the spring g3 returns the plate B and box A to their original positions. Of course,

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and it may be so arranged as to feed the toplift automatically directly upon the heel-blank.

In operation, the top-lifts are placed in the box or receptacle A, and when the top-lift holder comes in line therewith the sliding plate C is operated to move the bottom one between the arms of the top-lift holder7 and upon the return movement of the sliding` plate to its original position the top-lifts in the box fallby gravity, and another one is brought into position to be fed upon thc next movement of the sliding plate C.

I prefer that the box A have plates M, ad-

2o instable by screws m in relation to the sides of the lbox to adapt the box to receive and center `top-lifts varying in size, and it may also havean opening in the side, through which the lifts may be placed, and which may be closed by a door, m, if desired.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim-and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. In an Vorganized heelnailing machine, in combination with the top-lift holder, a box or receptacle for holding top-lift blanks, and a reciprocating plate, C@ for feeding blanks therefrom into Ithe top-lift holder, all substantially as and for the purposes described..

2. In an organized heel-nailing machine, the combination of a top-lift holder, the guideplate d, the box or receptacle for holding toplift blanks, having the opening a, and the sliding plate C', all substantially as fand for the purposes described.

3. In an organized heelnailing machine, the combination of the top-lift holder, and the swinging plate B, supporting a device for automatically feeding top-lifts to the top-lift holder while the same is in motion, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

4. In an organized heel-nailing machine, the combination of the sliding plate C', the guideplate d, and the hinged rods d', all substantially as and for the purposes described.

5. The combination ofthe revolving head, the top-lift holder supported thereby, the plate B, carrying the box A, and blank-holder C', operated by the revolving head-shafte, and connecting devices, as specified, all as described. 6. rlhe combination of the box or receptacle A with the adjustable plate M, substantially as and for the purposes described.

7 The combination of the box A with the stops g and b2, all substantially as described.

8. The combination of the' pivoted plate B, carrying the box A, and feeding-plate C', with the cross-head supporting the top-lift holder, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

9. rIhe combination of the pivoted plate B,

carrying the box A, and feeding-plate C', with spring g2, all substantially as and for the purposes described.

F. F. RAYMOND, 2D.

Vitnesses: v

FRED. Hamers, BoWDoIN S. PARKER. 

